Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 530

Foreword | This study examined
recidivism in an Australian correctional
population. Three different groups of
offenders were identified from their
recidivism profiles: low-risk or slow
recidivists, moderate-risk or delayed
recidivists, and high-risk or rapid
recidivists. Slow recidivists were more
likely to be younger Indigenous men, with
a history of both drug use and parole
suspension or cancellation. Delayed
recidivists were more likely to be younger
non-Indigenous women serving shorter
sentences. Rapid recidivists were
differentiated only by being more likely to
serve shorter sentences.